A new sound-suppressing silk fabric could be used to create quiet spaces within large areas. “While we can use fabric to create sound, there is already so much noise in our world. We thought creating silence could be even more valuable,” Grace Yang SM ’21, PhD ’24 says.

The Boston Globe spotlighted “Drawing After Modernism,” a new exhibit at the MIT Museum featuring approximately 50 architectural sketches in various media by “some very famous designers” from the late 1970s to late 1980s.

Astronomers have observed starlight surrounding some of the universe’s earliest quasars — blazing centers of active galaxies that host a supermassive black hole at their core. The findings may help explain how these early black holes became so massive so quickly.

World-renowned cellist Carlos Prieto ’59 returned to campus to perform and discuss a new memoir. At the Samberg Conference Center, Prieto spoke of his formative years at MIT and his subsequent career as a musician.”

CAST Visiting Artist Chloe Bensahel examines how materials carry information, including in the way they are made. “Textiles are kind of like the grandparent of contemporary technologies because it’s such a potent historical form of binary code,” she says.

Via @MITAthletics on Facebook: “Call 'em 24-time Champions! The MIT men's tennis team defeated Babson, 5-0, to win the program's 24th NEWMAC Tournament Championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament”